The Client and Brief
The Director of Estates is a senior officer at the University of Oxford and holds a pivotal position, providing strategic leadership and overseeing the efficiency, effectiveness, growth and success of their Estates Management services. Reporting to the Registrar, the new postholder will work closely and in collaboration with the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources) and the Chair of the Building and Estates Sub-Committee.
The Director will engage with a diverse range of stakeholders, both internal and external to the university and will lead the University’s overall relationship management of the estates supply chain. The Director will be responsible for the development and implementation of the ambitious Estate Strategy in line with the broader institutional strategy including their transformational sustainability agenda.
Overcoming Challenges
The current Director of Estates had been at the university for over a decade and is renowned throughout the sector, so the bar was set high. The role is also with a leading Russell Group institution with a significant medical research-based campus who have been ranked the 1st in the global league rankings for the past nine years.